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helmet

noun

Definition of helmet

as in hood

a hard covering that is worn to protect your head

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Recent Examples of helmet However, many of the counties on the STP route do require helmet use. — Zachary Fletcher, USA Today, 10 July 2026 Last month in Orange, a teen riding an e-motorcycle without a helmet tried to outrun a motorcycle officer inside Grijalva Park in an incident captured on body camera footage. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026 For decades, Tommy Hilfiger has helped show the personality beyond the helmet, opening the door for individuality to become part of the sport. — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 8 July 2026 One of them is self-diagnosing himself and deciding to ride his motorcycle across the country without his helmet on. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 8 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for helmet

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Noun

The kitchen is equally expansive and capable of handling meals for a crowd with dark blue cabinetry and a custom range hood and étagères that were fabricated locally.

— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 13 July 2026
The reverse-opening hood and signature quad exhaust pipes command your attention instantly.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 July 2026

Definition of hood

Noun

Another promotional video for Rededicate 250 blends various Christian and American imagery — scenes of a cross laid on an American flag, a robed choir, people raising their hands in worship — along with a brief scene of a man praying while wearing a Jewish skullcap.

— Peter Smith, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
Many Jews are increasingly avoiding visible signs of their identity, such as wearing a Star of David or a kippah, or Jewish skullcap, amid fears of harassment.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 5 May 2026

Definition of skullcap

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The dining room table, where the sisters wrote, is strewn with manuscripts, quill pens and tea cups; a bonnet and shawl bedeck a chair in the small kitchen.

— Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2026
Consider using a satin or silk bonnet and pillowcase to reduce friction, prevent breakage, and preserve your hairstyle while sleeping.

— Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 24 June 2026

Definition of bonnet

Noun

The caskets of his dead family members sat beneath Khamenei's, which had his black turban atop it, identifying him as a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad.

— NASSER KARIMI, Arkansas Online, 5 July 2026
The caskets of his family members sat beneath Khamenei’s, which had his black turban atop it, identifying him as a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad.

— Nasser Karimi, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026

Definition of turban

Noun

The ornamentation found on the beaks and tops of heads of hornbills are a structure similar to the casque on the cassowary, a bird species found in New Guinea and Australia.

— Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025
The iguanas are known for their distinctive casque (helmet-like crest) and long, thin limbs.

— Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025

Definition of casque

Noun

Lopez proved that a straw hat is an easy way to make a statement while blocking out the sun, and Jennifer Aniston and Jennifer Garner recently put their own twists on the practical summer accessory, too.

— Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
With a surreal visual language that hat-tips everyone from Jacques Tati to Michael Haneke and the filmmaker’s longtime mentor Jia Zhangke, the film is a striking, startling class critique based on Manuel’s own Silver Bear-winning 2020 short film.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 15 July 2026

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